MacHack 2003: Sessions, Papers Announced
MacHack 2003: Sessions, Papers Announced
MacHack: By Developers, For Developers
http://www.machack.com/
March 13, 2003-Dearborn, MI- After toiling away for months, the MacHack
content committees are ready to unveil the fruits of their labors. Numerous
technical sessions are ready to be revealed and more will be added as the
conference draws near. Openings for speakers are still available, so don't
hesitate to check the conference website for details on how to participate.
The technical sessions are numerous and varied. A preliminary list includes
such topics as:
Bash Metrowerks
Birds of a Feather: Contracting
Birds of a Feather: Selling Shareware
BSD Security on Mac OS X
C++ for Yoots!
Codewarrior
Do's and Don'ts of Shareware
Everything You Wanted To Know About PDF, But Were Afraid To Ask
eXtreme Programming
Hacking the Press
Hacking Objective-C
Patching with Unsanity Application Enhancer
Performance Analysis
Porting Applications
PowerPlant X
ROBOLAB: LEGO Mindstorms for Schools (and...
Casady & Greene Releases Clone'X
Casady & Greene is pleased to announce the release of Clone'X, the tool
that allows you to Clone, Restore and Copy your system to one or multiple
computers. Clone'X, originally developed by TED in France, was the first
System duplication and restore tool for Mac OS X. Clone'X supports Mac OS
10.x, as well as Mac OS 8.6-9.x.
Casady & Greene has signed a distribution agreement with TED (TRI-EDRE
DEVELOPMENTS), developers of software for the French market, to bring
Clone'X and the soon-to-be-released Tri-CATALOG to the US and Canadian
markets.
Thierry Rolland, President of TED said, "We are very excited to have
Clone'X distributed and supported by Casady & Greene, enhancing this
powerful utility for the Mac community. As a Macintosh utility developer,
we are proud to offer software products for the exciting Mac OS X operating
system."
A clone or copy of your system can restore a damaged or corrupted system.
Clone'X is a must-have tool which can be used to:
* Easily create and...
MonkeyBread Software REALbasic plug-in updated to version 3.1
Monkeybread Software Germany releases version 3.1 of their REALbasic
Plugin Collection.
A lot of new stuff is in the plugin showing a thousand new functions
like compiling AppleScript code on the fly, compressing files using
Stuffit, captureing images from digital cameras, adding global menus to
the menu bar on Mac OS X or just encrypt data.
This plugin adds around 4400 functions, methods and classes to
REALbasic. Growed over the last two years this plugin covers this main
features:
* Encryption using RC4 and hashes using SHA1.
* Support for Image Captureing (Scanner and digital cameras)
* Stuffit classes.
* Statusitems (menus near the clock on Mac OS X).
* Information classes for the current Midi configuration.
* Classes for DiscRecording on Mac OS X 10.2
* pdflib support in the Addon plugin named
"Monkeybread Software Pro Plugin"
* Support for the Dock Tile Menu
* A Rendezvous network class for Mac OS X 10.2.
* A KeyCodes class for converting ascii chars to key codes.
*...
Arkeia Enhances Flagship Network Backup Solution
Arkeia Enhances Flagship Network Backup Solution;
v5.1 Adds Convenient Functions for System Administrators; New
Features Extend Leadership in Heterogeneous Network Coverage
Business Editors/High-Tech Writers
CARLSBAD, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 12, 2003--Arkeia Corp.
today released a newly updated version of its award-winning enterprise
backup solution that incorporates an assortment of innovative features
for augmenting the program's inherently powerful heterogeneous network
functions.
Arkeia v5.1 includes expanded remote access capabilities,
embedded supervision functions, and even broader heterogeneous support
and compatibility with the latest tape drive technologies.
"Version 5.1 consolidates Arkeia's position as the Linux
market leader while confirming its position as providing the most
extensive platform support among network backup products," Arkeia
CEO Phil Roussel asserted. "We're not standing still here. A
major part of the reason we are a leader in backup...
24U Simple Suite
Subject: [ANN] 24U released 24U Simple Suite
Wednesday, March 12, 2003, 24U Software Introduces 24U Simple Suite, an
integrated suite of FileMaker plug-ins, specifically designed to simplify
development of complex database solutions based on FileMaker Pro, an
industry-leading cross-platform database environment.
"FileMaker, Inc. made database development simple with FileMaker Pro, and
we make FileMaker development simple with our plug-ins," said Honza
Koudelka, Quality Control Manager of 24U. "It is not only our goal to add
new functionality to FileMaker Pro, but to make it easier to implement in
the first place."
24U Simple Suite is a great new way of licensing 24U's FileMaker plug-ins.
After paying a fairly low annual licensing fee, you will have the right to
use all 24U's plug-ins in their most recent versions. This includes any
upgrades and/or new plug-in releases.
"We plan to release significant upgrades to all our plug-ins, as well as
brand new products later this year, and in...
Extensis Announces Updates to Suitcase Server and Windows
Extensis Announces Updates to Suitcase Server and Suitcase for Windows
Free updates offer additional access control for Server users
Portland, Ore. - March 11, 2003 - Extensis today announced two free updates
to the Suitcase Server product line, extending the capabilities of its
workgroup font management solution. Suitcase 10.2.1 for Macintosh offers
server administrators additional control for their workgroup users,
including individual font license management. Additionally, a free update
to the Windows version of Suitcase, available in April 2003, will allow
users to administer Suitcase Server from a Windows PC.
The new Suitcase Server allows administrators to control local font access
on a per-user basis, manage font licenses, be alerted of potential license
problems, and even administer fonts remotely. These controls can be used to
prevent users from adding their own fonts to Suitcase, stopping unlicensed
fonts from entering a workflow, and enabling the administrator to monitor...
Chartsmith v1.2 Now Shipping
Chartsmith v1.2 Now Shipping
Chartsmith Adds Keynote Integration, Enhances Error Bars, Trends, and
AppleScript Features
Reston, Virginia - March 10, 2003 - Blacksmith, developers of
enterprise-class custom and commercial software for Mac OS X and Web
Objects, today announced the immediate availability of Chartsmith v1.2.
This release of the popular charting and graphing application for Mac OS X
provides enhancements for Business, Scientific, and AppleScript-built
charts and graphs. Chartsmith v1.2 includes support for Apple's Keynote
presentations, major enhancements to Error Bars, Trend Line equation
annotations, and an expanded AppleScript interface.
"Chartsmith v1.2 continues Blacksmith's tradition for giving users what
they want, the way they want it," said Tony Rennier, President and CEO of
Blacksmith. "With each new release we gain better insight to our users and
their needs. User feedback for Chartsmith has been overwhelmingly positive.
The rich interaction between our users...
TypeRecorder X for Macintosh OS X Released
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
TypeRecorder X for Macintosh OS X Released
PALM BEACH, FL - Mar. 10, 2003 -- Rampell Software, LLC has released
TypeRecorder X for Macintosh, the first version of TypeRecorder to work with
Apple's new OS X operating system. TypeRecorder X, like its Macintosh
Classic cousin, records all keystrokes typed and applications used on a
computer.
An effective backup tool, TypeRecorder X is a must for users who do a lot of
typing. TypeRecorder X automatically saves all work to a daily log file,
which can be retrieved in the event of an application or computer crash---or
if any sort of work is accidentally deleted or modified. Because
TypeRecorder X records all keystrokes along with the applications they were
typed in and the time they were typed, it is easy to reconstruct any lost
work, or go back to an earlier draft of a document. Even if you forget to
save, TypeRecorder will always be recording.
TypeRecorder X also provides a comprehensive record of computer use, and...
Xtools 1.2: An Alternative X11 Desktop for Mac OS X
Xtools 1.2: An Alternative X11 Desktop for Mac OS X
Supports Macintosh applications on a Rooted X11 Dedicated Screen
Santa Barbara, CA, March 10, 2003. Tenon Intersystems is now shipping
Xtools 1.2 a free update to their X Window Server for Mac OS X. The new
Xtools 1.2 supports XFree86 4.2.1 and X11R6.6. Improvements have been made
to on screen rendering, refresh and redraw operations, OpenGL and Motif,
pseudocolor, visuals, support for antialias fonts, XDM, key mapping, secure
shell handling and support for Jaguar. There is also improved compatibility
for CDE, KDE, and Gnome desktops and for Fink X11 applications. In
addition, the new Xtools now includes the ability to view Macintosh
applications on the X Window desktop while running in full (dedicated)
screen mode, something none of the X11 Mac OS X alternatives can do!
Open source alternatives for X11, such as XDarwin and OrborOSX, are
available for Mac OS X, and Apple recently announced an X11 beta, which may
become bundled with...
QueueSocket 1.1
QUEUESOCKET 1.1 RELEASED
10 MARCH 2003 -- QueueSocket, the first complete open-source Socket
solution for REALbasic developers, was updated to version 1.1 today from
developer Drew Hamlin of Vizspring Software.
QueueSocket is the first and only open-source solution made available to
REALbasic developers to improve Internet and network communication using
the Socket control. QueueSocket provides a simple introduction program as
well as a complex, fully developed Network Tic-Tac-Toe game with
accompanying source code and internet tracker application.
QueueSocket was created based on the fundamental principal that all data
can fit into a queue data type, which in turn can be converted into a
string and sent across a local network or the Internet.
Version 1.1 adds REALbasic 5.x compatibility and also extends compatibility
back to REALbasic 3.x. Users upgrading to QueueSocket 1.1 from a previous
version should note that the "In" queue has been renamed to "Incoming"
QueueSocket is available...
Blugs 1.2 Open Source Released
Subject: [ANN] Blugs 1.2 Open Source Released
For immediate release. I am pleased to announce that the Mac OS
DataBrowser's foremost competitor, the Blugs List Management Engine, is now
available under an extremely liberal open source license. Today's release
is the "Developer Seed" 1.2d3, meaning that the number of bugs is
potentially infinite and the API is not yet fixed. Scared? Neither am I.
Blugs has been around for several years; it has a small following of
developers who seem to really like it. Yet somehow a library that was
designed for System 7 compatibility is at a disadvantage under OS X....
Now it is time for us to do something about that.
If you are sick of messing with DataBrowser, waiting to get questions
answered, waiting to get bugs fixed, waiting (or trying) to figure out what
capabilities were present in a given version of CarbonLib, then I invite
you to try my implementation. I give no apologies. If you don't like it
then just return to DataBrowser or fix the...
Netopia Enhances netOctopus Enterprise Systems Management...
NETOPIA ENHANCES NETOCTOPUS ENTERPRISE SYSTEMS MANAGEMENT PLATFORM
netOctopus 4.2 Provides Comprehensive Software Deployment Tools
Emeryville, CA, March 10, 2003 - Netopia, Inc. (NASDAQ: NTPA), a market
leader in broadband equipment, software and services, today announced the
release of netOctopus Enterprise Systems Manager, version 4.2. Netopia's
award-winning netOctopus Enterprise Systems Manager is used by IT staff to
inventory, track and remotely manage all of the computers and software on a
corporate network. With this release, netOctopus has added enhanced
software deployment tools, and new early-warning systems to alert managers
about impending equipment failure.
In partnership with Mindvision, netOctopus now includes a special version
of Installer VISE for Windows and Macintosh, along with a new netOctopus
application, File Scripter Pro. Using these tools, network administrators
can take a snapshot of a computer hard drive before and after installing
new software, compare them...
Dejal announces Simon 1.1
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Dejal announces Simon 1.1
A Mac OS X application to monitor sites for changes or failures.
PORTLAND, Oregon -- March 7, 2003 -- Dejal Systems today announced the
immediate availability of Dejal Simon 1.1 , the essential site monitoring
tool for Mac OS X. It checks sites for changes or failures, and notifies
you via e-mail, sound, speech, or other means. You can use it to track
updated sites, and to alert you when an important site goes down or
recovers. Developed in Cocoa, it is a native Mac OS X application with an
intuitive and attractive Aqua interface.
David Sinclair, President of Dejal, says: "Here at Dejal, we use Simon to
monitor our sites, to track downloads of our products, and to get
notifications of updates to our favorite news and entertainment websites.
Simon is very versatile; our customers tell us that they use it to check
for web mail, watch for product announcements, monitor their ISP's site,
track poll questions, keep an eye on auctions, and...
4DVersion 1.0
Committed Software Ships 4DVersion 1.0
-- New Version Control Tool Gives 4th Dimension Developers Greater Flexibility
and Control in Application Development --
HAMDEN, Conn., March 6, 2003 - Committed Software, creators of software
tools to enhance the 4th Dimension development experience, today announced
the immediate availability of 4DVersion 1.0. a version control system for
4D project methods. 4D Version is available immediately, starting at $399
directly from (http://www.committedsoftware.com/).
Designed to give 4D developers greater control over code revisions,
4DVersion tracks modifications made to project methods over the lifetime of
projects, with version history and viewable differences. Developers can
revert to older versions, code share amongst projects and code share
between programmers on the same project.
"4D is used by developers worldwide for rapid application development and
deployment, from small-and medium-sized projects to large enterprise
solutions," said Brendan...
IOXperts Announces 802.11B Driver For Mac Os X
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
March 5, 2003
IOXperts ANNOUNCES 802.11b DRIVER FOR MAC OS X
CAMBRIDGE, MA, March 5, 2003 - IOXperts is pleased to announce Mac OS X
support for more than 60 different 802.11b wireless networking cards on
PowerBooks equipped with PC Card slots. The IOXperts driver brings back
support for WaveLAN and Orinoco cards while adding support for dozens of
additional cards.
As wireless networks become the standard for homes and businesses, an
amazing variety of low-cost networking cards are available, but very few of
these provide Mac support off the shelf.
IOXperts solves this problem by providing Mac OS X and Mac OS 9 support for
more than 60 different wireless cards, including many popular models from
Agere, Lucent, Linksys, and Netgear.
The IOXperts 802.11b driver for Mac OS X provides support for AppleTalk
(with an AppleTalk-compatible base station), 64- and 128-bit WEP, AirPort
password algorithm, and listing of available networks.
PRICING AND AVAILABILITY
Pricing...
OpenLink Releases Open Source ODBC and JDBC Driver Benchmark...
OpenLink Releases Open Source ODBC and JDBC Driver Benchmark Utilities
OpenLink Simplifies Data Access Driver and Database Engine Benchmarking
Burlington, MA, March 3, 2003 - OpenLink Software, Inc., a leading provider
of Universal Data Access and Enterprise Information Integration middleware,
announces the release of OpenLink ODBC Bench and OpenLink JDBC Bench under
the GPL Open Source license.
These cross platform, Open Source benchmarking utilities enable users to
produce their own local empirical data for objective comparison and
analysis of the performance and scalability of ODBC and JDBC Drivers,
underlying database engines, and host operating systems. Each utility
enables concurrent single- and multi-threaded benchmarks across chosen
Drivers, with a real-time visualization of the entire benchmark run. All
benchmark results can be saved to an ODBC or JDBC compliant database of
choice and/or an XML file. In addition, thanks to the Open Source release,
Benchmark methods may be...
MacASP 1.1
MacASP 1.1
MacASP 1.1 is released, providing server-side processing for Mac web
servers to allow the creation of dynamic web sites. It is not designed to
be compatible with Microsoft's ASP, but rather to take advantage of
specific Mac technologies (AppleScript, Quicktime...)
The new version adds a new core graphic engine, mail attachments,
pre-rendered pages, code checking and a lot of fixes and improvements.
MacASP is available for Mac OS X and Mac OS 8.1 and up. It is free for use
with Apple's Personal Web Sharing Classic and MacHTTP, 299 Euros for other
Mac web servers.
link: http://www.macasp.com/
4D, Inc. Announces Three New Deployment Options for 4D Engine...
4D, Inc. Announces Three New Deployment Options for 4D Engine 2003
-- New Editions of 4D Engine Give Developers Even Greater Flexibility for
Application Distribution --
SAN JOSE, Calif., March 5, 2003 - 4D, Inc., publishers of the 4th Dimension
RAD/RDBMS environment and 4D WebSTAR Server Suite, today announced three
new deployment options that offer developers even greater flexibility for
application distribution. 4D Engine 2003 is a professional deployment tool
for fast and secure application distribution, and will be available in 4D
Engine Light Edition, 4D Engine Sponsored Edition, and 4D Engine
Professional Edition, when 4th Dimension 2003 is released.
"4D Engine is the ultimate way to distribute 4th Dimension applications
with speed and security, and our new deployment options give developers a
greater number of customizable, affordable choices," said Brendan Coveney,
president and CEO of 4D, Inc. "Our new 4D Engine licenses open-up
deployment options for distribution of anything...
Trolltech's Qtopia: Over 1000 3rd Party Apps Now Available
Market Momentum Building for Trolltech's Qtopia
Trolltech releases new version of Qtopia, announces over 1,000 apps for the
platform
OSLO, Norway and SANTA CLARA, Calif-March 5, 2003 - The rapid evolution of
Trolltech's(r) Qtopia(r) continues with the latest release of Qtopia 1.6,
an embedded Linux application platform, and the announcement that there are
now over 1000 3rd party applications available.
Qtopia 1.6 is a complete, powerful application platform, enabling the
creation of state of the art mobile devices. Being able to customize not
only the look and feel, but also the screen size and orientation of a
mobile device, gives manufacturers the control they seek over their devices.
The Qtopia developer community, representing both open source and
commercial developers, have created over a thousand applications for the
platform. Based on the multiplatform Qt(r) C++ application framework, the
Qtopia SDK enables developers to create powerful applications efficiently.
Additionally,...
FileMaker Enhances Program for Corporate and Commercial...
FileMaker Enhances Program for Corporate and Commercial Developers
SANTA CLARA, CA - March 3, 2003 - Keeping pace with the evolution of its
database software line, FileMaker announced enhancements to its FileMaker
Solutions Alliance (FSA) program for professional developers, consultants,
trainers and publishers worldwide. Among the new program changes, FSA
members will receive new products, including FileMaker Developer, product
updates, technical information, and -- in some instances - volume licensing
pricing discounts. The company also announced new pricing to reflect these
enhancements.
"FileMaker developers -whether corporate developers or independent database
consultants -- are creating the leading workgroup solutions in enterprises,
small businesses and education throughout the world," said FileMaker
president Dominique Goupil. "As the needs of our customers and developers
evolve, the FSA program must also evolve to ensure FileMaker strengthens
its leadership position in...
GoodbyeSpam.com
( BW)(CA-GOODBYESPAM-COM) Crusading Parent Declares War on Spam; An Entire
Family Can Live Spam-Free for Just $5.32 Per Month
News Editors/High-Tech Writers
SAN CLEMENTE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 4, 2003--Jeff Schwartz is
an Internet entrepreneur and protective parent who was fed up with the
increasing flood of spam in his family's inboxes. "I was frustrated because
I couldn't protect my kids from pornography, gambling and other 'adult'
content," Schwartz said. "So I did something about it. I developed an
anti-spam program that stops spam dead in its tracks -- GoodbyeSpam.com."
According to a January 2003 Harris Poll, 80 percent of people online
find spam "very annoying." Moreover, a recent study by the Radicati Group
projects that spam will account for more than 45 percent of all e-mail
messages this year, and grow to 70 percent by 2007.
But GoodbyeSpam eliminates spam. Period.
The Professional Version protects an unlimited number of e-mail
accounts so...
RADicode 1.1
For immediate Release
RADicode(TM) 1.1 CONTINUES TO ENHANCE POWERPLANT DEVELOPMENT PRODUCTIVITY
Somerville, MA 02144; March 4, 2003 - Solidwave Software, Inc. has just
released RADicodeTM 1.1, a new version of its rapid application development
tool for Macintosh programmers.
RADicode leverages REALbasic's graphical layout environment to provide a
powerful resource editor. Programmers can build and test interfaces quickly
and intuitively in REALbasic, then drag and drop REALbasic project files on
the RADicode icon to generate PowerPlant source code. The code can then be
customized for additional functionality.
The new version features improved code generation and support for Mach-O
PowerPlant targets and REALbasic 4.5 and 5.0. It can generate Mac OS X and
Classic icons and multiple document types from REALbasic, and CodeWarrior
stationaries are provided to facilitate project configuration.
RADicode streamlines the time-consuming process of writing, debugging, and
testing GUI code by...
Mushroom 1.2
Mushroom 1.2
Tired of wasting time when localizing your applications? Mushroom is an
easy to use developer tool dedicated to the management of the localized
strings. More than a simple editor, it is a fully featured solution
which assists you to create and maintain the localized strings of your
projects and to keep them synchronized with the source code. Mushroom
can make you save a considerable amount of time.
Main features include
- Designed to work on projects.
- Reports all incoherences inside your project.
- Automatizes the whole localization process.
- Distributed localization support (to improve team workflow,
especially with third party translators).
This major update is a full rewriting of the application and includes
several new functionalities and changes.
- The most important new feature is the support for distributed
localization. It is based on an export/import mechanism which allows to
delegate the localization of specific languages. This feature has
especially been...
Core Mac OS X & Unix Programming Class Returns to the Big...
Core Mac OS X and Unix Programming Class Returns to the Big Nerd Ranch
Atlanta, GA - March 4, 2003 - The Big Nerd Ranch announces the return of
Core Mac OS X and Unix Programming. Core Mac OS X Programming will allow
programmers to harness the power of Mac OS X's Unix foundation.
For the week of March 31 - April 4, 2003, Core Instructor Mark Dalrymple
(http://www.bignerdranch.com/Company/Who.html) will return to the Big Nerd
Ranch. After a successful Core Class in November 2002, the Big Nerd Ranch
has edited and improved the instruction materials to enhance the Core
learning experience.
This class is the only Core offering currently scheduled for 2003. As with
Cocoa classes, the Big Nerd Ranch intensive training methods will guide
students' progress.
Class topics include:
* Multi-threading
* Daemons
* Distributed objects
* Network programming
* Rendezvous
* Performance tuning
* Advanced debugging techniques
* The security framework
* Exception handling
For a complete course listing,...
Prosoft Engineering Announces New Upgrades to Data Rescue
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
Prosoft Engineering Announces New Upgrades to Data Rescue
Pleasanton, CA - March 4, 2003 - Prosoft Engineering, makers of
professional-grade software for the rest of us, announces the first major
upgrade of the popular data recovery utility Data Rescue. Data Rescue X
version 10.2 and Data Rescue Classic version 4.2 are now available for Mac
OS X and Mac OS 8.6 to 9.x.
The new version of Data Rescue, a proven data recovery utility, has new,
enhanced algorithms used in the scanning process to significantly improve
data recovery performance. New resizable windows (which include file size
information) and improved search capabilities are included in the new user
interface which offers better integration into Prosoft's Data Safety System
TM family of products. To ensure a convenient and effective recovery, Data
Rescue X now ships on a bootable Mac OS X v10.2.3 CD and Data Rescue
Classic ships on a bootable Mac OS v9.2.2 CD. Data Rescue works seamlessly
with Data...
DiamondSoft Ships Font Reserve Server 1.6
DiamondSoft Ships Font Reserve Server 1.6
Version 1.6 debuts Mac OS X client software, system font handling and
system-wide automatic font activation.
San Francisco, CA - March 4, 2003 - DiamondSoft Inc. today announced the
availability of a significant update to Font Reserve Server, the company's
award-winning font management system for workgroups.
Font Reserve Server 1.6 introduces client software for Mac OS X, while
continuing to provide font management for Mac OS 9 and Classic
environments. To help administrators address the challenges of managing
fonts in users' many System Fonts folders - especially in Mac OS X - the
update provides sophisticated system font handling. Version 1.6 also adds
system-wide automatic font activation and allows administrators to activate
fonts on client systems.
Font Reserve Server 1.6 is available today and free to all customers who
purchased it within the last six months (since Macworld New York, July
2002). For more information about upgrade pricing...
Juno Introduces Mac Version of Its Value-Priced Internet Access
Juno Introduces Mac Version of Its Value-Priced Platinum Internet Access
Westlake Village, Calif. - March 3, 2003 - United Online, Inc. (Nasdaq:
UNTD), a leading provider of value-priced Internet access through its
NetZero, Juno and BlueLight Internet consumer brands, today announced the
availability of a Mac version of its value-priced Juno Platinum Internet
access service. Based on strong demand and feedback from the Mac user
community, the company developed a Juno Platinum version for Mac that
finally offers the millions of Mac OS X users a reliable and affordable
means for getting online via a dial-up connection.
Juno Platinum for Mac offers Mac OS X users easy-to-use, reliable Internet
service with thousands of access numbers nationwide, fast connections,
compatibility with all of the most popular instant messaging programs, and
Web-based e-mail that is accessible from any Internet connection, for only
$9.95 a month. That's less than 1/2 the standard price of AOL. * Available...
MacTech Magazine Announces New Column By Scott Knaster
MACTECH MAGAZINE ANNOUNCES NEW COLUMN BY SCOTT KNASTER
-- Scott Knaster joins the magazine as columnist
-- Acclaimed writer returns to the Macintosh fold
Westlake Village, CA -- March 3, 2003 -- MacTech Magazine is proud to
announce that renowned book author and technical writer Scott Knaster is
joining the magazine as a columnist. The new column for MacTech is called
"Mac OS X Programming Secrets", and starts in the April 2003 issue.
Scott is best known for his classic books "How to Write Macintosh Software"
and "Macintosh Programming Secrets", which helped teach a generation of
Macintosh programmers their craft. Now Scott brings his informative and
humorous style to the heart of the Mac programming community with his new
column for MacTech.
"Scott not only has an incredible writing style, but he understands the
issues that concern many Mac programmers out there." says Neil Ticktin,
Publisher of MacTech Magazine. "An icon in the community, a long time
supporter of the magazine, and a...
Trinfinity Software Releases Time Track 1.2.2
TRINFINITY SOFTWARE RELEASES TIME TRACK 1.2.2 FOR MACINTOSH AND WINDOWS
For immediate release.
NEW YORK, N.Y. - - February 28, 2003 - - Trinfinity Software released today
an update to Time Track, it's popular "time tracking" software.
This update fixes a bug that caused Time Track to crash when printing all
logs and a bug that caused Time Track to quit when being sent to the
background on launch.
This update also fixed the Undo & Redo code so that it does not fill up the
application's memory and cause it to quit when editing large files. It
fixed bugs in the Rate Calculator, the Log File selection dialog, and the
Main Window as well. The popup menus on these windows previously showed
invisible files from the Logs folder. All of these popup menus now use the
same code, which does not show invisible files.
Time Track now automatically checks to see if there is a newer version
available and informs the user if there is one available. This feature can
be disabled. The user can also...
OpenOSX WinTel 1.0.0
(CA-OPENOSX-COM) OpenOSX WinTel 1.0.0 Available Now
Business Editors/High-Tech Writers
CROWLEY LAKE, Calif.--(OPENOSX-COM)--Feb. 28th, 2003-- OpenOSX today
announced the immediate availability of WinTel 1.0.0 for Mac OS X Jaguar
that is a easy-to-use solution for configuring and utilizing the proven
open source "Bochs" software that allows x86/Pentium(R)-based operating
systems on Macintosh computers. This newest edition delivers increased
performance and is over 200% faster than previous versions of the WinTel
product, bringing updated software, additional features and enhancements
and was entirely rebuilt for Jaguar bringing enhanced performance and
stability.
The new product also features a customizable single-click installer with
separate disk images of 10 ready-to-use, popular open source x86 operating
systems pre-installed, including RedHat Linux, FreeDos and FreeBSD.
WinTel has successfully been tested Windows 95, Windows 98, Windows 2K,
Windows NT 4.0 and Windows XP...
PDF compression tool for Mac OS X, version 4.0
For immediate release
Berlin, Germany - February 27th, 2003
metaobject announces the immediate availability of version 4.0 of the
popular PDF compression tool for Mac OS X.
Version 4.0 adds image downsampling, the feature most requested by our
customers. We took a little extra time to ensure best quality results and
the ease of use users have come to expect from metaobject.
PdfCompress has received rave reviews from users and a 4.7 star rating (of
5 possible) from pdfworker, better than any other PDF compression utility.
PdfCompress still costs just US $25 per copy to license, and version 4.0 is
a free upgrade for existing users of previous versions.
PdfCompress is a fully native Cocoa application, not just a Cocoa wrapper
around legacy libraries.
For more information, downloads and purchasing, see our Products page at:
(http://www.metaobject.com/Products.html#PdfCompress)
or contact
Marcel Weiher
marcel@metaobject.com
+ 49 / 171 / 958 6433
About metaobject
Located in view of...
iScreensaver Designer 3.0
iScreensaver Designer 3.0
LOS ANGELES, February 26, 2003 - Multimedia software producer Xochi Media
Inc (http://xochi.com/) announces the Release of iScreensaver Designer
version 3.0, the world's only cross-platform screensaver editor.
First released in 1998, this third major release in the iScreensaver series
has enough power for professional use in high-volume marketing and
promotional campaigns, while its visual editor makes it easy to use for
smaller projects.
3.0 - A Major New Release:
iScreensaver Designer 3.0 includes full support for Mac OS X and Windows
XP, as well as a brand new Slide Show editor with features not found in any
other product. The editor software is available for Windows and Macintosh,
and either version will build a screensaver for both platforms. The
software and license codes are available for download immediately. The
iScreensaver download is free and all features can tested with no time
limit before purchase.
iScreensaver Designer will convert all...
UniHelp 1.4.2 for REALbasic
UPDATED: UniHelp 1.4.2 for REALbasic
Cross-Platform HELP Module for Your REALbasic Applications!
Apple Help Viewer, Microsoft HTML Help, WinHelp.... Why waste your precious
development time designing and compiling a different Help system for each
platform when you can easily use UniHelp for all of them?
NO additional plugins or classes needed. Just drag the UniHelp module and
its graphics folder into your REALbasic project, add a few lines of code,
create your external help pages, and that's it -- instant online help for
your compiled REALbasic applications that looks and functions the same on
Classic Mac, Mac OS X, and Microsoft Windows 98/NT/ME/2000/XP.
Winner of the 2002 Cubie Award for Best Development Aid, UniHelp includes a
built-in Search Engine and supports HTML pages, URL Links, Relative Links,
Images, Multimedia, Back/Forward History navigation, Printing, and much
more! "UniHelp" and "Electric Butterfly" are never mentioned anywhere on
the UniHelp interface, providing you...
Objective Development announces Little Snitch for Mac OS X
Objective Development announces Little Snitch for Mac OS X
Vienna, Austria - February 25, 2003 -- Objective Development, makers of the
popular LaunchBar utility, today announced the availability of Little
Snitch for Mac OS X, the company's new must have security application that
monitors outgoing network connections.
Little Snitch hooks into the operating system and monitors all
applications, system utilities and other Unix processes for outgoing
network connections. It intercepts the connection and brings up an alert
panel with connection details including the name of the application which
initiated the connection. The user has the choice to allow the connection,
deny it or to add a permanent rule for similar connections.
Due to the application centric design, Little Snitch is much more than a
simple firewall. It is an efficient weapon against applications which phone
home, internet worms, trojans and other network parasites, not affecting
normal operation. By adding rules...
Electric Rain Announces Swift 3D 3.0 For Mac OS X
ELECTRIC RAIN ANNOUNCES DEVELOPMENT OF SWIFT 3D 3.O FOR MAC OS X
Popular 3D Flash application will leverage Mac OS X's advanced graphics
architecture, memory management system and multitasking capabilities
Boulder, CO - February 25, 2003 - Today Electric Rain, Inc. announced the
upcoming release of Swift 3D 3.0 for Mac OS X. Swift 3D is a standalone
application for designers to build and export 3D animations to the
Macromedia Flash=F4 (SWF) file format, as well as other major vector and
raster formats. Swift 3D for Mac OS X will be available late spring 2003 as
a free upgrade to existing Swift 3D 3.0 users.
"Electric Rain is proud to broaden its support for the Mac community by
making Swift 3D available for Mac OS X," said Mike Soucie, President of
Electric Rain, Inc. "Swift 3D is a powerful 3D authoring tool that becomes
even more compelling when paired with Mac OS X and its advanced
capabilities."
"Mac OS X, with Quartz Extreme, has the most advanced graphics architecture
available...
Bare Bones Software Ships TextWrangler 1.0
Bare Bones Software Ships TextWrangler 1.0
New General Purpose Text Editing Product for Writers,
Programmers and System Administrators
BEDFORD, Mass. - February 25, 2003 - Bare Bones Software, Inc. today
shipped TextWrangler(tm), a new product for general purpose text editing
and processing of data. TextWrangler runs only on the Mac(R) OS (including
Mac OS X) and is available immediately for electronic delivery from
(http://www.barebones.com/) for an affordable introductory price of US$49.
Efficient and low-overhead, TextWrangler serves as an editor for composing
and modifying plain text and text-oriented data, including Unicode (UTF-8
and UTF-16) files and most non-Roman single-byte files. To aid in its use
for composition, TextWrangler includes an integrated spell checker and an
assortment of character formatting commands.
TextWrangler is a powerful tool for system administrators, able to
transparently read and write text files originating on a variety of
platforms, and on...
Plone 1.0 Installer for Apple's Mac OS X
Plone 1.0 Installer for Apple's Mac OS X
LAGUNA HILLS, California -- February 24, 2003 -- Tyrell Software
Corporation announced the availability of the Plone 1.0 Installer for
Apple's Mac OS X operating system today, a ready-to-install package
containing the Zope application server and the Plone Content Management
System, which redefines the open source CMS landscape.
"We searched high and low for a content management system that provided
powerful tools and Macintosh ease of use. When we found Plone, we knew our
search was over," said Mark F. Murphy, Tyrell's Director of Software
Development. "We believe Mac OS X is an ideal platform for this sort of
enterprise level application, and are proud to help Plone extend its reach
by making it accessible to the Macintosh community."
Plone was the talk of the show at SolutionsLinux 2003 in Paris, France,
earlier in the month, when Plone 1.0 was announced. Many Plone-powered
sites have appeared on the Internet during the road to 1.0, and more...
eMail Verifier-X v1.1.2
Max Programming, LLC - eMail Verifier-X v1.1.2 February, 24 2003
Max Programming is proud to present a new release of Mail Verifier, the
very first tool available on the Macintosh platform for batch e-mail
validity checking. (Classic and Mac OS X)
Product Home Page: http://www.maxprog.com/EmailVerifier.html
)Overview
If your database contains incorrect e-mail addresses, this disadvantages
you in two ways. First, you have to put up with annoying 'undeliverable'
messages. And second, you lose the ability to communicate by e-mail with
your contacts. Email Verifier checks the validity of your e-mail addresses
without actually sending e-mails. You can use the list of failed addresses
to build a list for a 'please update' campaign.
Email Verifier is a very effective piece of software that can verify over
10 e-mails per second . It can verify single e-mails or huge lists. (eMail
Verifier is multithreaded, providing high speed verifying)
eMail Verifier is your powerful solution for the...
Cumulus 5.5.2 from Canto
Cumulus 5.5.2 includes various improvements, enhanced compatibility with
Mac OS X in Classic Mode as well as improved OPI support and more
Berlin, Germany =96 February 24, 2003 =96 Canto, the global leader in Digita=
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Asset Management solutions, today announced the immediate availability of
Cumulus 5.5.2, a free upgrade to its award-winning, cross platform line of
Digital Asset Management solutions for enterprises, workgroups and single
users. Cumulus 5.5.2 is a service update to previous versions. In addition
to bug fixes and improved user handling it includes enhancements in
compatibility with Mac OS X Classic Mode and enhanced OPI.
Cumulus 5.5.2 will be offered with an Update Installer so that the update
process of earlier 5.5.x versions is simplified, for example, all settings
for the Information Window will be converted from 5.x to 5.5.2, so updating
no longer requires users to set those settings all over.
Cumulus 5.5.2 also offers an enhanced Pix Asset Converter which enables...
REALbasic 5 for Macintosh
REALbasic 5 for Macintosh now available with enhanced Jaguar support
REALbasic 5 makes creating software fun and easy, builds smaller
applications, improves support for Jaguar, adds powerful new Internet
capabilities, comprehensive Unicode support and powerful new server
development option.
February 24th, 2003. Austin, Texas - REAL Software announces the
availability of REALbasic 5 for Macintosh, the powerful, easy-to-use tool
for creating your own software for Macintosh and Windows. This new version
of the award-winning software includes enhanced support for Mac OS X version
10.2 "Jaguar" including drawers, brushed-metal windows and toolbars.
"REALbasic 5 is the most significant release in several years," said Geoff
Perlman, President and CEO of REAL Software. "REALbasic is still the
fastest, easiest way to create Macintosh applications and now those
applications look and feel more at home on Mac OS X than ever before."
REALbasic 5 sports powerful new Internet communications...
ODBC Networking System Updated
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
FEBRUARY 21, 2003
ODBC Networking System Updated
LAS VEGAS, NV: August Software today delivered a major update to its Open
Database Connectivity (ODBC) networking system, ODBC Router, adding full
support for the new ODBC features built-in to Mac OS X 10.2 and
FileMakerPro, as well as providing substantial performance improvements, a
free evaluation mode, enhanced network database browsers and special
support for applications that pass images as SQL query-parameters.
Available now from www.ODBCRouter.com, ODBC Router leverages a standard PC
to enable mainframe, UNIX and Windows database access from Mac OS X, Mac
OS, Windows and Linux. Pricing for ODBC Router starts at US$99 with
substantial discounts for education and health services.
About August Software
Founded in 1990, August Software provides enterprise database software on
the web at AugSoft.com. August Software maintains a dedication to providing
the highest performing solutions with the service and...
WWDC 2003: Exhibit Fair Returns
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
EXHIBIT FAIR SHOWCASE RETURNS TO APPLE'S WWDC 2003
- Exhibit Fair Expands To Include QuickTime & Enterprise Markets!
- Turnkey Station Packages Now Available For Under $2500!
- Exhibit space is limited and expected to sell out!
WESTLAKE VILLAGE, CA -- February 21, 2003 -- Xplain Custom Services today
announced the return of the popular "WWDC Exhibit Fair" to Apple's
Worldwide Developers Conference, May 19-23, at the San Jose Convention
Center. Vendors in the WWDC Exhibit Fair have a unique opportunity to
showcase their latest technical products to the thousands of Mac OS X
developers who attend this annual event. In 2003, the WWDC Exhibit Fair has
expanded to include products and services for Enterprise IT organizations
as well as QuickTime content creators.
"The WWDC Exhibit Fair is always the focal point for seeing the latest
technical wares on the Mac," said Neil Ticktin, CEO of Xplain Corporation
and Publisher of MacTech Magazine. "With its expanded focus...
Blue World Announces Availability Of Lasso Resource Guide
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
BLUE WORLD ANNOUNCES AVAILABILITY OF LASSO RESOURCE GUIDE
Bellevue, WA--February 19, 2003--Blue World Communications, Inc.--pioneers
of the Web Data Engine(tm)--today announced the immediate availability of
the printed and electronic versions of the Lasso Resource Guide. The Lasso
Resource Guide is a free resource containing useful information about
resources available to users of Blue World Lasso products. The guide is
produced in partnership between Blue World and Co-Media Marketing.
"The Lasso Resource Guide lets prospective Lasso users quickly discover the
wealth of quality resources afforded the Lasso community," said Bill
Doerrfeld, CEO of Blue World. "The Lasso Resource Guide is also a useful
marketing tool for current Lasso developers when selling Lasso-related
products and services to their customers."
The guide is available for download via the Lasso Resource Guide Web site
at (http://www.LassoResourceGuide.com). The guide is also available in
printed...
4D WebSTAR V v5.2.4 Update
4D, Inc. Ships 4D WebSTAR V v5.2.4 Update
-- Now with Built-in Support for Web Services, New Administration Options,
Advanced 4D WebMail Pro and More --
SAN JOSE, Calif., February 20, 2003 - 4D, Inc., publishers of the 4th
Dimension RAD/RDBMS environment and 4D WebSTAR Server Suite, today
announced the immediate availability of 4D WebSTAR V v5.2.4, now with
built-in support for Web Services, new administration options,
significantly updated 4D WebMail Pro, and more. The new 4D WebSTAR V v5.2.4
update is a free update for all registered users of 4D WebSTAR Server Suite
V for Mac(R) OS X and available immediately, directly from
(http://www.4D.com/).
"4D WebSTAR V is the easiest to administer Internet server suite on Mac OS
X, and proven faster than Apache," said Brendan Coveney, president and CEO
of 4D, Inc. "Now 4D WebSTAR V can integrate with applications by connecting
via Web Services in 4th Dimension 2003 and other Web Services. 4D WebSTAR V
v5.2.4 demonstrates our commitment to...
Arkeia Expands Product Line: X Backup Support, Client Avail
Arkeia Expands Product Line to Include Mac OS X Backup Support; Beta
Version of Mac Client Now Available With MySQL Plug-In
Business Editors & High-Tech Writers
CARLSBAD, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 18, 2003--Arkeia Corp. today
announced that its Arkeia v5 network backup solution now supports Mac OS X
operating systems and offers a plug-in to safeguard Mac MySQL databases.
The Arkeia beta version of the Mac OS X client performs backup of all
files, including documents and applications, as well as important system
files such as the Netinfo database. In addition, users can preserve
privilege information and special file system features like Mac OS resource
forks and Finder attributes. The backup solution is compatible with 10.1
and above Mac OS X and Mac OS X server operating systems.
"Thousands of heterogeneous networks around the world include Macintosh
computers within their business," said Phil Roussel, Arkeia CEO. "We're
filling a gap in the Mac OS environment for companies...
24U Transcoding Table Utility for FileMaker
Today, 24U Software introduced a new 24U Transcoding Table Utility for
creating and working with transcoding tables.
What is 24U Transcoding Table Utility?
24U Transcoding Plug-In Utility is a new support file for 24U Transcoding
Plug-In. It contains several utility functions for working with transcoding
tables, witch you can use to translate text between text encodings. You can
use it to create, combine, analyze, and test transcoding tables before
implementing them in your solutions.
More info and download: http://www.24usoftware.com/info.php?ID=114
What is 24U Transcoding Plug-In?
24U Transcoding Plug-In is a powerful FileMaker Pro plug-in, that allows
your databases to transcode and convert text and numbers in several ways.
More info and download: http://www.24usoftware.com/info.php?ID=114
About 24U Software
Since 2000, 24U company has been committed to software development,
modifications and distribution, creating custom software solutions for Mac
OS, Mac OS X and Windows users....
Kaidan and EyeSee360 Announce PhotoWarp 2.0 and SLR Bracket
Kaidan and EyeSee360 Announce PhotoWarp 2.0 Public Preview and Support
for Digital and Film SLR Cameras
Major new panoramic software release and SLR camera support enables
high-volume virtual tour production capabilities and high-resolution output
Feasterville, PA - February 14, 2002: Kaidan Incorporated and EyeSee360
Inc. today announced major enhancements to their single-shot panoramic
imaging solution, 360 One VR. The companies have announced PhotoWarp 2.0
Public Preview and the SLR Bracket which provide new capabilities and
enhancements that streamline the production of panoramic virtual tours and
permit the use of professional, high-resolution digital and film cameras.
PhotoWarp 2.0 Public Preview
360 One VR is an optical system that captures a complete 360=B0 panoramic
image in a single camera shot. It consists of a lightweight, rugged and
precise optical camera attachment and the innovative EyeSee360 PhotoWarp
software.
Starting today, a Public Preview of the next generation...
IntelliMerge SQL 1.1
Intelli Innovations, Inc. is pleased to deliver IntelliMerge SQL 1.1, a new
functionality update to its high-end, database-enabled business
communication software.
IntelliMerge SQL 1.1 adds:
- Automatic Duplicate Skipping. For databases with multiple e-mail address
matches in a single table (such as, for example, our transaction-based
order database), IntelliMerge SQL can keep a local cache of which e-mail
addresses have already received a specific message, and optionally skip
over duplicates within a scope of a single campaign.
- IntelliMergeStatus Code Conversion in the SQL Console:
Database operations in IntelliMerge SQL work in both directions. Customer
information is downloaded from the database, and an IntelliMergeStatus
integer field is updated in exchange. This new addition to the SQL
Console allows the software to automatically convert this number to its
text equivalent.
IntelliMerge's other included SQL Tools include an automatic POP3 bounce...
EZxslt: First Xslt Stylesheet Generator For Filemaker Pro 6
[ANN] EZxslt v1.03 Update
EZxslt: FIRST XSLT STYLESHEET GENERATOR FOR FILEMAKER PRO 6 UPDATED
Updated application from Chaparral Software makes it easy to create
Microsoft Word documents using data from FileMaker Pro 6 databases using
XML and XSLT.
http://www.chapsoft.com/EZxslt/
CALABASAS, California USA - February 12, 2003 - Chaparral Software &
Consulting Services, Inc. today has released EZxslt(tm) 1.03, an update to
its application that simplifies the generation of Microsoft Word documents
using data stored in FileMaker Pro 6 databases
EZxslt 1.03 is a free update for all customers, and includes the following
enhancements:
- Added support for multiple-line data fields without requiring
separate calculation field.
- Improved handling of MS Word documents containing embedded lists
with merge fields.
- Fixed some more issues with Word 2000 generated RTF files.
- Added a progress window to indicate activity for larger files.
- Minor documentation updates.
- Stylesheets now open...
Exhibit, an HTML Photo Gallery Creation Tool
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Saint Louis, Missouri -- February 11, 2003 -- Melonsoft announced the first
release of Exhibit, an HTML photo gallery creation application geared
towards photographers and artists. Exhibit uses a simple, straightforward
interface to quickly guide the user through all the necessary steps to
photo gallery creation.
Exhibit allows the user to specify HTML 'templates' to quickly build
dynamic, fully customizable photo galleries. Images linked to within the
template are also automatically copied to their appropriate locations when
galleries are built.
Other features include the ability to scale down images by percentage and
specify a number of thumbnails to display on each index page.
http://www.melonsoft.com/products/exhibit
Ryan Staake
President / Lead MacOS Engineer
Melonsoft
ryan@melonsoft.com
www.melonsoft.com
